Our History
The Sublette County Health Foundation wants to help unite a community of hospital and senior care supporters who work together to advance the health of their community.
The Sublette County Health Foundation was formed in 2022 to support the efforts to construct a new combined facility to house the Sublette County Hospital and the Sublette Center (Long Term Care Facility).
The seed for its creation was planted in 2020, after a growing swell of community support for both a hospital and a new more updated Sublette Center culminated in voters passing the formation of a Hospital District.
Sublette is the only county in the state of Wyoming without a hospital.
Funding includes a USDA Rural Development loan for $32 million with a fixed rate of 2.5%. This loan approval triggered a merger between the Sublette County Hospital District and the Sublette Center (Long Term Care Facility), uniting Sublette County healthcare under one umbrella. The Sublette County Commissioners have committed $25.4 million to the construction of a new Sublette Center. And Mr. Joe Rickett’s kicked off our fundraising efforts with an astounding $1 million donation.
With the funding complete, we are now at the stage that construction can begin on the new facility.
It’s a historic moment in Sublette County.
Our Staff
Kari DeWitt
Foundation Director
Kari DeWitt joined the Hosptial District in 2021 after volunteering her help on the hospital campaign in 2020. Having previously worked in the arts, she has over 20 years of fundraising, grant writing and marketing experience. Kari was previously named one of Wyoming Business Report’s “40 under 40” for up and coming leaders. Kari was hired as Executive Director of the Sublette County Health Foundation in 2023. She is thrilled to be a part of this historic moment in Sublette County. She and her husband Roy are happy to be raising their three children in Pinedale.